Planting a rose bush

Would putting them in a builders bucket of garden soil be OK at this stage? And how long can they be kept in those packets? My soil is good, with lots of home made compost in it, so I'm sure it's packed with nutrients. Are they likely to flower this year and is fish blood and bone a good fertiliser for roses? I see Aldi will soon be doing boxes of that along with chicken manure pellets.

The stumps are covered in wax (presumably to protect people from thorns) so do I need to remove this or let it all fall off on its own, in which case will flakes of wax be bad for the soil?

I'll want to keep one permanently in a planter, so how big does it need to be? The other I might eventually put in soil when I find a space, but I'm not completely sure yet. For the moment, it'll be a bucket or pot.

I like rose bushes that have quite a bit of a trunk before the leaves and flowers start. Any tips for pruning them to achieve this look, and is it a good idea?

Can I plant daffs, tulips or crocuses around the base of rose bushes?

Any idea how long these bushes might live or other general tips?

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Are they bare root? If so you really need to get them in now. I add Mycorrhizal fungi on the roots. A planting hole about six inches wider than the spread of the roots, incorporate plenty of compost or well rotted manure to the hole and some bonemeal fbb is good but I prefer the bonemeal.

As for the wax dip them in warm water and the wax will melt away.

As for a container it needs to be about 4-6 inches wider than the root spread.

You can heel roses in for a while, then when ready tp plant them soak the roots in water for a few hours, sprinkle the roots with fungi and plant it in a hole so the soil level is just above the graft point.

Roses can be very long lived if fed and watered correctly.

As for underplanting, roses are gross feeders so plant any bulbs a good six inches away from the planting hole. This gives the rose room to spread and hide any yellowing leaves when the bulbs start to die back.

Thick stems will come naturally with age and correct pruning.

You will probably get a lot more advice, plenty of rose growers on here.

I'd add that it should be planted with the "union" ,( where you can see the top meeting the rootstock) should be planted underground by a few centimetres ( couple of inches) as this encourages the top growth to produce roots of their own ,and also help reduce suckers.

They came in a plastic-wrapped 'parcel' of soil around the root. Rubber bands close the wrapper around the stem, and the rest of the stem comes out from there, waxed. Judging by the smell, I think they've been grown in soil fertilised with human waste!

I don't expect them to last for months in that small packet, but is there any usual shelf life for them?

Luckily I found a bucket with holes in it already, so one bush will go into that for the time being. The other one I'll have to find a container for at some point.

This is the nearest I could find to answering my question,so rather than start a new thread, I thought I'd post it here.

I've bought 2 roses "Virgo" from Home Bargains at 99p each - couldn't resist the bargain ! As I can't get them in the ground yet, I've potted them into pots using garden soil. The stems are covered in a green wax - does anyone know what purpose this serves?